perilune
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See also: périlune
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
perilune (plural perilunes)
- (astronomy) The point of an elliptical lunar orbit where the distance between the satellite and the Moon is at its minimum.
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Related terms[edit]
- see periapsis
Translations[edit]
point of lunar orbit that is closest to the Moon
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